misspell

Toczylowski said federal agents sometimes misspell the name of the person they are booking into custody.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 22, 2025

He added that "typo-squatting" - a type of cyber-crime that targets users who incorrectly misspell an internet domain - is common.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2023

What happens to them if they misspell it?

From Slate ● May 6, 2019

The only exception comes if they misspell back-to-back, in which case the bee continues.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 30, 2019

When I finally thought what to say and began to write, I ruined three sheets of paper by crying on them and a fourth because I forgot to misspell words.

From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine

He accidentally misspells Orlando as "Ornaldo", before apologising to all the "perfect brothers and sisters out there" for his mistake – all while staring blankly into the camera.

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026

Epstein doesn’t appear to correct Nikolic when he misspells his first name.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 11, 2026

For example, he couldn’t tell you my current job and still misspells my primary school age kid’s name, and my kid’s name has four letters.

From Slate ● Mar. 21, 2021

But the letter misspells the name of one Hall of Famer, listing Carl Eller’s last name as “Ellard.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2018

Some boat owner in Florida misspells “Grandma” and look what happens: a myth is bom, a province is renamed, a Communist party newspaper is launched.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García

Corrections & Amplifications: The name of Venu Krishna, U.S. equity strategist at Barclays, was misspelled in an earlier version of this article.

From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026

Think of the number of times you have misspelled something, or said the wrong word, and still been understood.

From Science Daily ● May 22, 2026

The name of an Arkansas coal plant receiving an exemption was misspelled, for instance, as was the name of the company Phillips 66, which was granted exemptions at its oil refineries in Illinois and Texas.

From Salon ● May 10, 2026

An earlier version of this article misspelled his name as Jeffrey.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 27, 2025

He’s called me Anfrew since second grade when Mrs. Long misspelled it on my name tag for field day.

From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell

Red-faced highways officials have apologised after misspelt road signs directing motorists to non-existent villages were installed on a bypass.

From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2021

In some places, words are redacted or misspelt.

From The Guardian ● Dec. 13, 2018

Introduced in 2017, the spelling test asks children to identify misspelt words.

From BBC ● May 17, 2018

When a misspelt road marking appeared outside a school in Chester, the finger of blame was as usual pointed at hapless contractors.

From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2017

There were, as I recall, many misspelt, ill- formed sentences about how much in love the couple were, how wonderful the second footman was, and how marvellous the future was that awaited them both.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro

But in another instance, Epstein was critical of misspelling.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 11, 2026

Above him hung a “Moore’s Refishing” sign, a friend’s comical misspelling of the shop’s name.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2025

The misspelling of the common "Keep Clear" warning appeared on a re-patched section of Watermoor Road in Cirencester, Gloucestershire.

From BBC ● Dec. 6, 2024

They say her note about “Dr. Trumpet” was a misspelling of Dr. Trombka, Sneed’s psychiatrist.

From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2024

She didn’t mind the misspelling of her name that much, but it bothered her when reporters had a lot to say about her appearance.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield